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William Reader Fish 1863–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1863

Birth Location: Wapello County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 30 October 1923

Death Location: Mackinaw Township Cemetery, Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Father: John Fish

Mother: Phoebe Wilson

Spouse(s): May Davis

Children(s):

William Reader Fish was born in 1863 in Wapello County, Iowa, USA, the child of John Ferrier Fish And Phoebe Elmira Wilson. In 1870, William Reader Fish resided in Ottumwa Ward 3, Wapello, Iowa, United States. In 1885, William Reader Fish resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa. William Reader Fish married May L Davis. William Reader Fish passed away in 1923 in Mackinaw Township Cemetery, Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Reader Fish was born in 1863 in Wapello County, Iowa, USA, the child of John Ferrier Fish And Phoebe Elmira Wilson.
  • In 1870, William Reader Fish resided in Ottumwa Ward 3, Wapello, Iowa, United States.
  • In 1885, William Reader Fish resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.
  • William Reader Fish married May L Davis.
  • William Reader Fish passed away in 1923 in Mackinaw Township Cemetery, Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fish
1835–1924
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JF
Phoebe Wilson
1841–1911
Birth Location: Warren County, Ohio, USA
PW

Spouses(s)

May Davis
1868–1923
Birth Location: Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
MD

Children(s)

William Fish's Ancestors

Self
William Fish
1863–1923
Birth Place: Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Parents
John Ferrier Fish
1835–1924
Virginia, USA
Phoebe (Elmira) Wilson
1841–1911
Warren County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Reeder (A.) Fish
1793–1883
Pennsylvania, USA
Susanna (F.) Clayton
1796–1844
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
B. Fish
1761–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fish's Timeline

8 Records

1863
28 June 1863
Birth of William Reader Fish in Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Wapello County, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 7
William Reader Fish resided here in Ottumwa Ward 3, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Ottumwa Ward 3, Wapello, Iowa, United States
1885
1885
Age 22
William Reader Fish resided here in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 37
William Reader Fish resided here in Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 47
William Reader Fish resided here in Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 57
William Reader Fish resided here in Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois
Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois
1923
26 October 1923
Age 60
Death of William Reader Fish in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
1923
30 October 1923
Age 60
Burial of William Reader Fish in Mackinaw Township Cemetery, Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Mackinaw Township Cemetery, Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1863
    Event Place: Wapello County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T625_399; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 1008
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottumwa Ward 3, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: M593_422; Page: 205A; Image: 413; Family History Library Film: 545921
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: 334; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240334
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T624_316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374329
    [7] Illinois, County Marriages
    [8] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ottumwa Ward 3, Wapello, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottumwa Ward 3, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: M593_422; Page: 205A; Image: 413; Family History Library Film: 545921

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: 334; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240334

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T624_316; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1374329

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Peoria Ward 5, Peoria, Illinois; Roll: T625_399; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 1008

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1923
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] Illinois, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 October 1923
    Event Place: Mackinaw Township Cemetery, Mackinaw, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
    [2] Illinois, Find a Grave Index
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